NECN and Liberty Mutual are pleased to present a selection of the 2009 forums at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston.
Kennedy Library Forums are a series of public affairs programs offered by the library to foster public discussion on a diverse range of historical, political and cultural topics - reflecting the legacy of President and Mrs. Kennedy's White House years. They are conducted as conversations rather than lectures.
Throughout the year, NECN will be televising some of the forums in a series of one-hour specials. These forums will also be made available online on necn.com, including extended question-and-answer sessions.
For tickets or information on upcoming forums, visit the Library and Museum on the web at jfklibrary.org.
October 27, 2009
"Covering Obama"
Journalists Lynn Sweet Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Sun-Times and columnist for Politics Daily; and Richard Wolffe of Newsweek and author of Renegade: The Making of a President, analyzed the media's coverage of President Obama's first year in office. Commentator Callie Crossley of WGBH's Beat the Press moderated. This forum was taped on November 1.
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October 27, 2009
"A Tribute to I.M. Pei"
To mark the 30th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, the Kennedy Library hosted a tribute to its architect and visionary, I.M. Pei. Family, colleagues and critics reflected on his extraordinary career with PBS host, Charlie Rose. This forum was taped on October 18, 2009.
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October 12, 2009
"A Conversation with Madeleine Albright"
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discussed her new book, "Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box", with former Governor of Vermont and author of "Pearls, Politics and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead", Madeleine Kunin. The discussion was taped on October 1, 2009.
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July 29, 2009
"A Conversation with Lillian Ross"
To mark the 110th anniversary of Hemingway’s birth, Lillian Ross reflected on her famous 1950 New Yorker profile of the Nobel-prize winning author and what she has learned about writing and writers throughout her career. Ms. Ross was joined by her New Yorker editor Susan Morrison. This forum was originally recorded on June 9, 2009.
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June 30, 2009
"A Tribute to John Updike"
Authors Nicholson Baker, Samuel Shem (pen-name of Dr. Stephen Bergman) and Anne Bernays; editor and journalist Charles McGrath; critic and scholar William Pritchard; and family members paid tribute to John Updike, who passed away on January 27, 2009 at the age of 76. Radio/internet host Christopher Lydon was Master of Ceremonies. This forum was recorded on June 7, 2009, and was presented in conjunction with PEN New England.
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June 12, 2009
"Change Haiti Can Believe In"
Initially recorded on January 27, 2009, this discussion of "Change Haiti Can Believe In" featured Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners In Health; actor and activist Matt Damon, who recently visited Haiti to assist victims devastated by hurricanes; Massachusetts State Representative and Haitian-American Linda Dorcena Forry; and Brian Concannon, Jr., director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti. They shared their stories of eradicating disease and injustice in one of the world's poorest nations, and discussed how changes in U.S. policy can help to build a stronger, more resilient, and prosperous Haiti. Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, moderated.
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April 29, 2009
"The First 100 Days of the Obama Administration"
Recorded at the Kennedy Library on April 13 and aired on the Administration's 100th day, the discussion featured Jonathan Alter, Senior Editor and columnist for Newsweek and author of The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, and Richard Parker, Lecturer in Public Policy and Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. They offered observations regarding the early days of the Obama administration. Ted Widmer, a historian and former Clinton speechwriter, moderated.
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